The Eco-Panels Blog
Highest R Value Panel On The Market
Last week Eco-Panels manufactured a first for us - and as best we can tell for the rest of the industry - a structural and insulated panel offering an R value of more than 60! (actually topping in around R64 at minimal temp). This panel, measuring 4' x 12', was...
Ruggedized Mobile Medical Clinic to Earthquake Ravaged Chincha Alta, Peru
Last week our Guardian Mobile Systems (www.guardianmobilesystems.com - website active soon) business unit shipped one of our super insulated and ruggedized off-road trailer units off to our non-profit partner Gleaning for the World (www.gftw.org) for final outfitting...
Architectural Tour – Materials
For all those who attended the WoodWorks sponsored tour of our facility we'd like to thank you for being such gracious guests. I am attaching to this blog entry copies of materials that were given out during the tour. Please do not hesitate to ask any additional...
Thoughts on ICFs (insulated concrete forms)
We continue to field discussions from various parts of the world on Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) so I thought I'd blog about them. I wouldn't say there is a lot of misinformation out there - perhaps just a lot of misunderstanding. As with any advanced building...
For US markets, the only thing GREEN about Bamboo is its color
Time and again I see "eco" or "green" builders promote bamboo flooring or paneling as part of their product offering - heck, for some it seems that spray foam insulation and bamboo flooring is all that it takes to be a green builder. I'm not sure I get all of this...